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64.5 French Revolutionary Wars - Napoleon's Conquest of Italy
64.5 French Revolutionary Wars - Napoleon's Conquest of Italy
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28 minutes
Released:
Jan 21, 2022
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The French invade Belgium in 1794 and the Netherlands in 1795. The coalition against them starts to fall apart as individual members came to terms. Russia, Prussia and Austria are distracted by their partitioning of Poland, which is wiped off the map.Next the French invade Austria and Italy, the Italian campaign led by a promising young commander Napoleon Bonaparte.www.patreon.com/historyeuropewww.historyeurope.netMusic from Mozart (Symphony no. 40 'Prague'), courtesy of www.musopen.orgPicture - Louis-François, Baron Lejeune - The Battle of Lodi 1796
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Jan 21, 2022
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13.3 The Battle of Civitate 1053 AD, Part 3: The Normans arrive in Italy first as pilgrims on their way to the Holy Land, then as mercenaries. It is not long before they begin to acquire territories and titles on the peninsula in their own right. www.historyeurope.net by A History of Europe, Key Battles